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POV is the ninth and last studio album by the rock group Utopia, released in 1985.[2] It peaked at #161 on the Billboard 200 charts. Except for live albums and compilations, this is the last album recorded by Utopia. The ambiguous acronym title is given four possible explanations on the back cover of the album, standing variously for "Price of Victory", "Pillar of Virtue", "Point of View" or "Persistence of Vision". The front cover photo depicts the band dressed in quasi-military costumes and looking at a star map, while in the background the giant "Pharaoh" mask (a stage prop from their mid-1970s "RA" tour) can be seen. The album layout also reflects Rundgren's interest in computers and information technology and incorporates elements adapted from the 'window' design used in the Apple Macintosh operating system of the mid-1980s.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Play This Game"4:12
2."Style"4:14
3."Stand for Something"3:50
4."Secret Society"4:17
5."Zen Machine"4:07
6."Mated"3:56
7."Wildlife"3:36
8."Mimi Gets Mad"3:44
9."Mystified"5:21
10."More Light"3:54
11."Man of Action (Not on LP, bonus track on cassette and CD versions)"3:42
12."Fix Your Gaze (Originally from Trivia, bonus track on 2011 reissue)"4:32
13."Monument (Originally from Trivia, bonus track on 2011 reissue)"5:39

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1985 Pop Albums 161

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "POV - Utopia | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Utopia (5) - POV (LP) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.